Subspecies of leopard; Subspecies Description Image; African leopard (P. p. pardus) Lives in Sub-Saharan Africa. It is the most widespread subspecies of leopards. leopard Panthera pardus leop·ard (lĕp′ərd) n. 1. a. A large wild cat (Panthera pardus) of Africa and southern Asia, having either tawny fur with dark rosettelike